Brütül Lagerhead makes pouring black & tans more turtley

The Brütül "Lagerhead" is a little turtle-shaped device that makes pouring a perfect black & tan simple. There's not much the Lagerhead does that an inverted spoon couldn't manage, but spoons don't have integrated beer openers and stubby little legs. It's ten bucks, which isn't awful for something so unnecessary. Perhaps I'm just being nice because I like turtles.

nay nay ..it is not to make the beer look pretty. i tried making the cider and stout version at home and it went horribly awry, mixing in an instant. the flavor is truly different between starting the sip with a stout and ending with a cider vs. a mix of stout and cider in a single swig.

It actually sits fairly deep in the glass, for this type of tool. The video has much better shots of it in use. I DO have issue with it being named the ‘lagerhead’. Charming turtle-y puns aside, lager is not part of a black and tan, that’s a half and half.

$10 isn’t bad, but Bass was giving away ‘Bass Brollys’ for free earlier this year, to jump on the St. Pat’s advertising train. My favorite barkeep (A native Dubliner) and I got quite a chuckle out of that.

I do wish you had not referred to a Black and Tan. The term has a long an ignoble sectarian history.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_and_tans.
I make a similar drink by mixing Guinness with Boddingtons bitter. We call it a Dudchester as its two constituents are respectively from Dublin, Republic of Ireland and Manchester, England.

And, yes, #12, it’s a name long associated with shame, as BrÃ¼tÃ¼l’s own site helpfully points out. That, however, didn’t keep me from enjoying Ben & Jerry’s Black and Tan ice cream, or from being sad when they yanked the flavor after protests regarding the name.

Layering the beers is a clever trick to justify overcharging the tourists. If you’re going to experiment with blending beer, just do it. In fact, bring a long spoon for stirring. My favorite: Sierra Nevada Pale Porter.